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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1502. Missing persons: initial report
(a) Preliminary Assessment and Recommendation by Commander. -
After receiving information that the whereabouts and status of a
person described in section 1501(c) of this title is uncertain and
that the absence of the person may be involuntary, the commander of
the unit, facility, or area to or in which the person is assigned
shall make a preliminary assessment of the circumstances. If, as a
result of that assessment, the commander concludes that the person
is missing, the commander shall -
(1) recommend that the person be placed in a missing status;
and
(2) not later than 10 days after receiving such information,
transmit a report containing that recommendation to the Secretary
concerned in accordance with procedures prescribed under section
1501(b) of this title.
(b) Transmission of Advisory Copy to Theater Component Commander.
- When transmitting a report under subsection (a)(2) recommending
that a person be placed in a missing status, the commander
transmitting that report shall transmit an advisory copy of the
report to the theater component commander with jurisdiction over
the missing person.
(c) Safeguarding and Forwarding of Records. - A commander making
a preliminary assessment under subsection (a) with respect to a
missing person shall (in accordance with procedures prescribed
under section 1501 of this title) safeguard and forward for
official use any information relating to the whereabouts and status
of the missing person that results from the preliminary assessment
or from actions taken to locate the person.
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